Overhead-track support.



No. 650,746. Patented May 29 I900.

J. W. BABNEY.

OVERHEAD TRACK SUPPORT.

(Application filed. Oct. 21, 1899.) (no Model.)

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JAMES W. BARNEY, OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI.

OVERHEAD-TRACK SUPPORT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 650,746, dated May 29, 1900.

Application filed October 21, l 8 9 9.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JAMES W.,BARNEY, of Kansas Oity,in the county of Jackson and State of Missouri, have invented a new and Improved Overhead-Track Support, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

The purpose of this invention is to provide means for removably supporting an overhead track from the roof of a shed or other building, permitting the adjustment of the track vertically.

The invention is adapted particularly to supporting the trackways of brick-conveyors in kilns, as referred to in my copending application for conveyors, filed of even date here with.

This specification is the disclosure of one form of my invention, while the claims de-' fine the actual scope thereof. v

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure '1 is a verticalsection of the invention. Fig. 2 is a similar section 011 a difierent 1ine=-viz., the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 8 is a plan view of the top beam, and Fig. 4 is a detail section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

The kiln a or other building or support has the track 19 suspended therein by means of a hanger o, which is attached to a rod d, the parts a and 01 forming the suspension device and the part 01 being projected upward through an opening a in the roof of the kiln to permit the engagement of the rod (1 between a clamp e and a beam e, mounted on the roof of the kiln, the rod at being held adjustably in the clamp e by means of a setscrew e The beam e, as shown in Fig. 3, is notched to receive the rod (1, thus causing the rod to be securely held in place. The suspension device serves to support the track, and by adjusting the rod d in the clamp e the track may be raised or lowered in any desired manner.

For the purpose of preventing the side movement or swaying of the track and suspension device I provide rods f,forming side braces, the rods being respectively adj ustably held by clamps g on a triangular cross-head formed of side bars 9 and a top bar 9 the sash No. 734,331. (No model.)

clamps g having set-screws g" for adj ustably holding the rods f. The side bars g are grooved, as shown in Fig. 4-, to receive the rods f, and thus securely hold the same. These rods are thus held securely against the side bars g of the cross-head and projected upwardly and outwardly to bear against the under side of the roof of the kiln. The side bars 9 at their meeting lower ends are ver tically grooved on the side to receive the rod d, as shown. By means of a latch 2' the rod at is held against the cross-heads. In place of this latch a clamp, with a set-screw similar to that on the beam above described, may be used. The top bar 9 of the cross-head has a guide-yoke-k fastened thereto, and this guideyoke embraces the rod 02 and slides loosely thereon. In place of the guide-yoke a clamp, with a set-screw, as above referred to, may be used. By this construction the cross-head is detachably and adj ustably affixed to the supporting-rod and raised, lowered,or disconnected at will. When the suspension device, with the crosshead, is raised, it raises the track, and by means of the set-screws of the clamps g the rods f are loosened in the clamps g and permitted to slide down through the clamps g, thus allowing the upward movement of the suspension device and retaining the rods f in true engagement with the roof of the kiln. Then by means of the clamps g, with the set-screws, the rods are made fast and the brace itself rigid, so as to avoid the swaying or side movement of the suspension device. When the suspension device is dropped, the rods are loosened in the clamps g and are moved upward, so as to retain them in contact with the roof, after which the rods should again be made fast by means of the it will be observed that means are provided by which the track may be rigidly secured in operative position and adjustedas desired; also, when not to be used the track may be entirely displaced from the kiln. During the time that the bricks are being burned the track should of course be removed, and then when the finished bricks are to be taken from the kiln the track should be replaced.

Having thus described my invention, I

clamps. In connection with this arrangement claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. The combination with a supporting structure, of a track, a suspension device carrying the track and vertically adjustable to raise and lower the track, and side braces supported from the suspension device and adjusted thereon to contact at their free outer ends with the supporting structure.

2. The combination with a kiln-roof or other overhead structure, of a track, a suspension device carrying the track and vertically adjustable to raise and. lower the track, and side braces supported by and carried on the vertically-adj ustable device,the side braces ran ging diagonally upward and being adj usted to contact with their free upper ends into bracing engagement with a roof or other overhead structure.

3. The combination with a kiln or other overhead structure, of a suspension device with the kiln or other overhead structure to prevent the swaying of the suspension device.

4. The combination with a kiln or other overhead support, of a track, asuspension device for the track and adjustable vertically, a cross-head comprising a top bar and side bars, and having one or more clamps-thereon engaging the suspension device to hold the cross-head, and side braces held by the side bars of the cross-head.

JAMES W. BARNEY. W'itnesses:

JOHN E. BA Is, GEORGE L. NELLIs. 

